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SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown
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Re: SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown
#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
You shouldn’t have to install and use a worse browser just for one webpage. A proper solution should come from the site developer.
> just for one webpage It's not just one webpage - it's for an increasingly large number of websites. And 'worse' depends a lot on use cases. I typically have many tabs open (maybe 40+) and for my use case Firefox has always been a better browser for that. I also get non-autoplaying videos - another thing that in my opinion makes the browser better than some alternatives, not to mention containerized browsing for bet…
Maybe true. 40+ tabs sounds like a workflow issue though. Beyond having a few tabs open there are often better
Ways of managing links.
Re: SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown
#13Is SpaceX using recycled rockets?
They have in the past.
https://latechnews.org/spacex-launches-bulgariasat-1-recycle...
Government is normally getting in the way or at least slowing down the process of innovation. Hopefully that doesn't happen here at to much a cost to SpaceX and the U.S. tax payers.
Re: SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown
#14Is SpaceX using recycled rockets? They have in the past. https://latechnews.org/spacex-launches-bulgariasat-1-recycle... Government is normally getting in the way or at least slowing down the process of innovation. Hopefully that doesn't happen here at to much a cost to SpaceX and the U.S. tax payers.
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Re: SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown
#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
Solution: Video with sound doesn't autoplay when opening the page in Firefox in macOS.
You shouldn’t have to install and use a worse browser just for one webpage. A proper solution should come from the site developer.
The solution should come from the browser IMO. Autoplaying videos should not be possible.
Re: SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown
#16Is SpaceX using recycled rockets? They have in the past. https://latechnews.org/spacex-launches-bulgariasat-1-recycle... Government is normally getting in the way or at least slowing down the process of innovation. Hopefully that doesn't happen here at to much a cost to SpaceX and the U.S. tax payers.
Not for this one. This is the first launch of the Falcon Heavy vehicle.
Re: SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown
#17Is SpaceX using recycled rockets? They have in the past. https://latechnews.org/spacex-launches-bulgariasat-1-recycle... Government is normally getting in the way or at least slowing down the process of innovation. Hopefully that doesn't happen here at to much a cost to SpaceX and the U.S. tax payers.
Not for this one. This is the first launch of the Falcon Heavy vehicle.
Correct me, if I am wrong, but I thought the outer two cores are recycled ones?
Re: SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown
#18When eventually launched, both boosters and the first stage are designed to return to earth, landing upright for reuse. That this seems entirely feasible is a testament to how far SpaceX has moved the industry forward (and signifies that they are going to have a huge lead over any competitors).
It's not exactly a new idea. The boosters on the Russian Shuttle equivalent were designed to glide back for reusability in the 70s and 80s, but it's amazing the lack of momentum pushing these ideas forward languished in the space tech arena until SpaceX showed up.
Correct, it's not a new idea.
It is however relatively new that someone is doing it repeatedly, successfully and is now also reusing the rockets that have returned.
Re: SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown
#19Is SpaceX using recycled rockets? They have in the past. https://latechnews.org/spacex-launches-bulgariasat-1-recycle... Government is normally getting in the way or at least slowing down the process of innovation. Hopefully that doesn't happen here at to much a cost to SpaceX and the U.S. tax payers.
This is the first launch of their heavy rocket according to the article so nothing to recycle yet. The government is one of spacex’s biggest customers.
Re: SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown
#20Is SpaceX using recycled rockets? They have in the past. https://latechnews.org/spacex-launches-bulgariasat-1-recycle... Government is normally getting in the way or at least slowing down the process of innovation. Hopefully that doesn't happen here at to much a cost to SpaceX and the U.S. tax payers.
Falcon Heavy is a vehicle that uses a heavily modified Falcon 9 first stage in the middle, and has two more-or-less standard Falcon 9 first stages as strap-on boosters. (These first stages are sometimes called "cores".)
The side cores for this flight are reused Falcon 9 first stages, while the center core is new. Falcon Heavy center cores are structurally reinforced, and hence are different enough from Falcon 9 that you can't reuse one as the other; whereas converting between Falcon 9 first stage and Falcon Heavy side booster just involves moving around some external hardware.
The government has done good work on this issue - it's bootstrapped a market for launches using its purchasing power in military launches and ISS resupply contracts, while actively working to preserve a competitive environment and avoid monopolies. It also provides essential services like range safety and airspace management; what's getting in SpaceX's way is the lack of government.